Got a new CPU 5000+ from a 3800 AM2 chip - how to overclock?

 

I looked into the Bios and saw there was a multiplier - but it was
already set at 5X and doesn't go any higher - I looked around and
couldn't find anything else that had a multiplier so I can overclock.
The motherboard is a Asus M2N-E - but the bios hasn't been flashed
since I purchased it...

Any help would be great.

 

Ok, I found the multiplier, but something weird has happened.  I
looked at the CPU-Z before I overclocked, and it was at 14X.  I tried
to set it to 15 and the system froze.  After that I could not get back
to the 14X multiplier.  It only lets me use 10 and under?  Is there a
way to default this back?

 

daviddschool wrote:

I checked a Black Edition 5000+ spec on Newegg, and it looks like
200 x 13 = 2600MHz. You can see a similar entry here at least,
in terms of multiplier information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Athlon_X2_microprocessors

It could be the problem is related to BIOS version. Have a look
through the list here, and see if you can match your processor
to one of the entries.

http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=M2N-E

To get back to sanity, you can try the "clear CMOS" procedure.
The most important advice for that, is to remember to unplug
the computer before doing it. That helps prevent damage to a
couple diodes in the VCC_RTC path. (This is on the assumption
that the FID or multiplier info, is stored in CMOS RAM and
not somewhere else.)

Have you tried disabling Cool N' Quiet ? It is something to
try if you're overclocking.

Once you're back in control, use whatever setting allows you
to operate the machine in a stable manner. If the machine
appears stable with that set of conditions, then you can
try a BIOS upgrade. Don't try to upgrade the BIOS, if the
machine is freezing or crashing.

The user manual only mentions 5x to 11x, which seems a bit strange.
At the time of release of the manual, the multipliers used
by the processors, must have been higher than that.

The BIOS download page has a warning on it, so go here and
read all available warnings, before you attempt a flash upgrade.
Due to the lousy BIOS release notes, it is hard to say whether
any features of the board were fixed or not, by a particular
release.

http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=M2N-E

   "(Do not use EZ-Flash to flash BIOS if your BIOS version is prior to 0203.)"

For additional info, such as overclocking and the like, try the VIP forums.

http://vip.asus.com/forum/topic.aspx?board_id=1&model=M2N-E&SLanguage=en-us

HTH,
    Paul

 

Paul wrote:

Someone is running a 5000+ BE with the multiplier set to 15x here.
Using BIOS 1202.

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20080317002327359&board_id=1&model=M2N-E&page=1&SLanguage=en-us

    Paul

 

On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:03:58 -0700, daviddschool wrote:


Multiplier is locked unless you have a black edition. If you want to
overclock it, set HT multiplier to 4x, lower base ram speed 1 setting, and
raise FSB (system bus) from 200 to 233MHz or whatever.

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